The content of the two workshops covers technical aspects as the composition of different papers and inks and mokuhanga hand-inking and woodblock printing processes, and compares these with Western methods, with audio-visual materials to support the theoretical input and a guided tour of the Museum's exhibition of prints. To ensure a fuller understanding of the materials and techniques, there will be two sessions in which participants can experiment at first-hand with the possibilities of ganpi, kozo and mitsumata fibre papers (cotton, hemp and linen), using handmade inks and traditional printing methods.

The activity begins with a guided tour of the exhibition. Participants will receive a dossier in hanshi makurabon format (12 x 16 cm) containing all the necessary information and samples of the papers worked with in the workshop. There will also be a video on the development of washi papers.

Printmaking workshop 1

Aimed at the general public (18+)

* The workshop is aimed primarily at students and members of the general public with basic printmaking knowledge.

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Date: 16, 18 and 20 Novembre

Time: 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.

Venue: temporary exhibition rooms and workshop space

Admission: 12€. Materials included.

Limited number of places: 15 people. Booking required

Reservations and payment for this workshop are exclusively online here.

Printmaking workshop 2

Aimed at professional restorers and conservators.

* Basic printmaking skills essential.

* Though aimed primarily at people working in the conservation and restoration fields, the workshop will also be of interest to exhibition curators, art critics, historians and artists who want to expand their theoretical and practical knowledge of mokuhanga traditional Japanese wood engraving.